tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post8816089201628564529..comments2024-03-29T03:13:08.180+08:00Comments on Tea Masters: Spring Oolongs and Fake Formosa OolongTeaMastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-59783508741879962102019-02-04T22:31:58.736+08:002019-02-04T22:31:58.736+08:00Many fake tea in Taiwan Many fake tea in Taiwan Jkkkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117348175631387720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-29350549006386137652011-12-05T10:20:16.928+08:002011-12-05T10:20:16.928+08:00This sounds like the name of the tea shop that sol...This sounds like the name of the tea shop that sold the tea, not of an actual mountain. So it's probably not possible to get this tea again, especially 20 years later!<br /> <br />Drinking from 10PM to 5AM must have left a special memory that is difficult to top! Maybe you could try to make an elaborate Cha Xi during the Xmas holiday.TeaMastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-38461645569711412302011-12-05T04:12:15.182+08:002011-12-05T04:12:15.182+08:00Yes Stéphane,
I totally agree with you about the u...Yes Stéphane,<br />I totally agree with you about the unique quality of a wellcrafted Taiwan Oolong!<br />In May 1991 I spent a prolonged weekend in Taipei (which was far too short!). My host gave me a box of tea as a parting gift. It turned out to be the best tea I have ever tasted in my life!<br />It was a Gao Shan Oolong and on the box it said 仙山茗茶.<br /><br />Any chance you know this tea and put it on your price list?<br /><br />Even 20 years later I clearly remember a night when I started drinking that heavenly tea at 10 pm and kept on infusing the same leaves until 5 am in the morning. I was totally tea drunk and happy.<br />Perhaps that tea has ruined Gao Shan Oolongs for me: nothing has given me the same tea pleasure.Gerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505036540706162743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-6683825407476580412011-12-04T22:14:08.282+08:002011-12-04T22:14:08.282+08:00Hi Gero,
I've already had the chance to drink ...Hi Gero,<br />I've already had the chance to drink 3 oolong samples from New Zealand. They were OK, but not special, despite growing in a different climate. So, you don't have to send me a sample. But you should compare them with my Concubine Oolong! <br /><br />I also agree that it's OK to sell oolong from other countries as long as you say clearly where it comes from. You may be right that you can find better bargains elsewhere and that not all Taiwanese Oolongs are worth their price. However, a well crafted Taiwan High Mountain Oolong is still a wonderful tea with a unique sweetness and freshness.TeaMastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433657904904185875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-48979030605840542672011-12-04T05:28:59.667+08:002011-12-04T05:28:59.667+08:00Hi Stéphane,
(Perhaps you've covered this in a...Hi Stéphane,<br />(Perhaps you've covered this in a later blog entry. Right now I am reading through your entire blog from the start - today I've reached here)<br />There is a phantastic foreign Oolong from a very unlikely place: New Zealand. Try to google 'Zealong' (no, I am not affiliated to them, though we will soon be selling their greenest Oolong in our shops). They have a great website. Our tea tasters passed on three different samples from them. Really well crafted teas.<br />In our shops we used to sell a Gao Shan from Taiwan, but that was replaced by a Jade Oolong type from Sumatra - the quality is definitly lower, but as the price is considerably lower, the value/price - ratio is much better. Fine by me, as long as the label is clear about the tea not being from Taiwan. <br /><br />Hope we will put the Zealong on our shelves within the next two weeks - I promise to send you a sample!<br /><br />Natuerlich haette ich Dir auch auf Deutsch schreiben koennen, aber die meisten deiner Leser wuerden dann vermutlich nicht wissen, worum es geht.<br /><br />Morgen einen schoenen zweiten Advent wuenscht Dir<br /><br />GeroGerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505036540706162743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7326672.post-41989310948393091752007-06-01T13:10:00.000+08:002007-06-01T13:10:00.000+08:00Hello Stephane; You mention one third to one quar...Hello Stephane;<BR/> You mention one third to one quarter pricing for "off shore" oolongs, but I do not think that will happen to the highest quality oolongs producded from China. The demand for organic plus the quality demands such as hand plucking and roasting compared to mowing and batch roasting from multiple sites is going to necessitate higher costs. You did not mention the trend over the last 5 years or more now of the more affluent Chinese bidding up the price of teas because they demand the higher quality. Look at what has happened to the pricing of aged oolongs and pu-ehr beengs - triple in just one year. As the processing becomes more complex and refined and as the market becomes more complex demanding for heirloom and artisan finishes, the prices will skyrocket. The farmer will demand higher prices for the limited supply and the buyers will pay for it. Terry and Barbara in Homestead, FloridaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com